Wearable equipment to move the internet

"A few years later, will it feel a little awkward when you're still on the phone?" Yesterday, Baidu Mobile cloud Division general manager Yue bare the biggest selling point of wearable equipment, let interpersonal communication return to nature, smart version of glasses, watches, hand ring is the crystallization of human-computer interface upgrade, Baidu Developer Center this year plans to "hatch" a variety of wearable equipment. This week, the royal Shell also exposed the smart watch, for a time, wearable equipment is placed high expectations, as internet companies from the traditional PC to enter the field of mobile internet new springboard.

The first wearable device goes on sale next month

In the spotlight, a 3D printer is printing a watch-like product, "watch" The number of mechanical buttons above, but the ordinary mechanical watch several times ... The video, released recently by the Royal Shell, shows its transformation into a watchmaker's determination. The name contains "smart Watch" smart watch, has been in the shell related to the owner confirmed this week, the product of marketing preheating is the company's smart watch, the current product prototype has been released, is expected to be officially launched in June or July.

In the domestic internet giant, Baidu has been the first to introduce wearable equipment. Baidu Joint Network will be launched in June, called "Thump hand Ring" intelligent wearable equipment, is the first listed wearable equipment. Through the combination with Baidu personal cloud storage, users can be recorded in the movement of the human body activity data real-time summary to Baidu Cloud.

And the originator of wearable equipment, not Google Glasses (Google Glass) mo genus. The eye can command glasses, is actually a "miniature projector + Camera + sensor + storage transmission + control equipment" combination. Google glasses launched over the past year, is still in the adjustment and testing process, pre-sale price is not more than 1500 U.S. dollars, but has not yet announced the time to market. Similarly, Apple iOS smart watch iwatch is still in the "grabs" state.

"To say," Change the habit of using your phone.

For Google's pioneer in the industry, Yue also gave his opinion: wearable equipment is the key to success or failure, in addition to the hardware itself, the development of the app (Third-party applications) concept is also directly related to the life cycle of such products.

"Google Glasses app development, the actual use of the" two legs "walking mode. "Developer Engineer Zhe Analysis," on the one hand, is based on the traditional use of the "Web page" application (Web App), on the other hand, can change the use of mobile phone users of natural, native-style applications (Native app), is more in line with the development trend of the communication terminal form. "Just as we call later, why do we have to put the phone in front of us?" Wear a certain smart glasses, issued voice command control equipment, want to say, not more concise? ”

Over the years, Baidu has been pursuing the "do not talk about hardware" concept, even with the manufacturers to develop mobile phones, but also in the back of the phone to play a "Baidu Cloud" logo. Can face the huge market of wearable equipment, Baidu also hesitated.

"We have discussed, compared to direct products, we are more inclined to use Baidu cloud platform, to help more wear equipment manufacturers, developed with the ideal service function products." "Yue said that at Baidu's developer Center, a number of projects have been assembled and wearable equipment is very promising in the coming years.

Mobile era "double entry" alternative browser

Just a year ago, several internet companies in the country were still competing for the share of browsers dubbed the "mobile Internet portal" (Web App). And if the industry said that the mobile internet in a few years will be to wear-type equipment rudder, browser-represented mobile internet "entrance" also into a cloud. The powerful "Moore's Law" of the IT industry could be fulfilled more quickly this time.

As Yue said, Baidu in the mobile Internet area has been a "dual access" to form a layout, namely mobile search and map location Services (LBS), through these native applications (Native app), tapping the mobile internet "new Home" door.

And far beyond the Ocean's Google headquarters, has long been intelligent search business planning for the link to the mobile internet thoroughfare.

"Search and lbs, is undoubtedly Baidu's money-making tool, these apps are likely to be grafted into their wearable products." "Zhe analysis, the most likely to inherit the mantle of the product is slightly mysterious Baidu glasses (Baidu Eye), the user wears glasses, just a" where I ", will take the initiative for Baidu to send traffic and income. Because the glasses will not only answer "where you are", but also according to the "double entrance" of the division of labor to complete the "answer" to remind users where to spend around.

As for smartphones that become larger in size, they will not only be used for wearable devices, but also as networking routers, and they are likely to "evolve" into small items such as belt buckles and key chains. After all, if you turn your eyes and you can dial a phone, who wants to bother holding up a brick?